How we're responding to COVID-19

UPDATEDAPRIL 23, 2020

Together Creatively

The Midwest is a region of welcoming and vibrant communities made up of creative and hard-working people. We will get through this difficult time together creatively. At Arts Midwest, we will continue to monitor and respond to new information about the COVID-19 pandemic, and will share updates as we develop and adjust our plans. Please contact us with any questions or suggestions for how we can be most useful to you during this difficult time.

Arts Midwest Conference To Move Online

We are actively exploring how to provide a meaningful gathering experience for our community this year. Please learn more by visiting our 2020 Arts Midwest Conference page.

World Fest and Folkefest Tours Postponed

We have postponed all planned 2020 World Fest and Folkefest activities until further notice. We will work with our partner communities to resume this programming once we can do so safely for the communities, schools, and artists involved.

Changes to Our Day-to-Day Business

We have transitioned to remote work until further notice. Meetings scheduled at our office will be held virtually. Individual staff members can still be reached by email or phone as usual (visit our staff page for contact information). We are working to adapt our upcoming Arts Midwest-hosted panels, trainings, and cohort meetings to be virtual. Details on specific events will be shared with registered participants.